Scare It Forward! (Tale Two) Chapters 11 & 12

Rod "Hot Rod" McIntosh, is a guitarist with a taste
for cocaine, liquor, and fast bikes. During his band's performance one
night, a mysterious woman gives him a note and a kiss. Soon, Rod is
faced with a growing horror as the woman stakes a claim on his soul.
Is this hellish nightmare a bad trip... or a fast trip to Hell?

A
night of passion turns into a nightmarish vision of shadowy death and
and an creepy mystery for Rod after he meets, "Mindy". Kisses land
like feathers, and blood flows like wine in the fog of his memories
from that night. Who IS this mysterious woman... and what does she want with him?

Seeking
answers to the fragmented questions about the strange night with
"Mindy," Rod is on a journey to find her and discover the truth behind
the secret hiding under her seductive allure. He soon finds himself on
the road to the Ranford Ranch... but is that road also the road to
Hell?

Having reached the Ranford
Ranch, Rod is greeted by the haunting beauty of "Mindy", and her...
"friends". They're having a party- and Rod is the star performer. Rod
quickly finds himself in the intoxicating grip of pain and pleasure-
and then left to crave the terrifying rush of losing his soul to the
music.

Like an addict, Rod is
caught in the steel grip of a hungry need to feel the music inside
him... a need so great that he'd willingly suffer the terror that
"Mindy" and her friends inflict on him. His need may bring him greater
horrors now that he's met "Malina"... their queen...

Inspiration
flows like blood inside of Rod as the dark queen and her trinity of
maidens pull him deeper into their court of terror. Lyrics seep like
life from him as he writes for the dark queen and her trinity of
maidens. Words drop on the page like tears as he sees a way to escape
the obscurity that follows him and his band. Fame and glory lay before
him like a body on the floor as he loses himself to the music... Will
he become the court minstrel... or the fool?

Some
musicians are blessed by the music they create, while others are cursed
by it. Some control their music, while others are controlled by it.
Sinking deeper into his addiction to the music he plays for "Malina" and
her trio of maidens, Rod encounters three strange men and learns the
horrid truth behind the music. They offer him a chance at reclaiming
his life and his soul... but only a slim chance. Too bad the dark queen
isn't likely to make it easy for him...

Sometimes,
we're trapped in a fantasy we wish would end, while other times we're
trapped in a reality we wish would end. For Rod, reality has taken a
darker turn into grim fantasy that he can't escape. He needs to break
the hold of the horror that grips his life now... but is confronted with
the possibility that the life he had may have been just as a nightmare
as what he's facing now...

We all have to face our fears at one point or another in our lives. We also have to face our secrets at some point too. Rod is about to face both as he steps into a final showdown with the dark queen "Malina," and her ladies in waiting. Will Rod's real secret be enough to win this battle... or will he join the evil court of the witches as their most recent slave?

Brian James Lane brings us Chapter Eleven, while the final chapter is written by Bill J White. The two of them set things up, and knock them down with a fantastic little surprise.

Also, get ready, because the THIRD "Scare It Forward!" story will be starting, and I'll be bringing you weekly summaries of that one as well. I definately recommend reading the upcoming story, since I'll be writing one of the chapters myself!